| Issue | #42 |
| Published | January 1987 |
| Cover Price | 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Joanne Spaldo (Assistant Editor); Carl Potts (Editor); Jim Shooter (Editor-in-Chief) |
| Characters | Vindicator [Heather Hudson]; Aurora; Northstar; Madsion Jeffries; Purple Girl; Auctioneer |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Dave Ross |
| Inks | Dave Ross |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Characters | FEATURE: Alpha Flight--Vindicator [Heather Hudson]; Shaman; Snowbird; Aurora; Northstar; Puck; Box [Roger Bochs]; Madison Jeffries; GUESTS: Purple Girl; Melanie Killgrave; VILLAIN: Auctioneer |
| Synopsis | Alpha Flight tries to figure out what to do with Purple Girl and her powerful powers of persuasion; She becomes frightned and escapes with Jeffries in thrall, just as he is trying to separate Bochs from Box; After a shopping spree in Toronto, Kara and Jeffries are captured by the Auctioneer who plans to sell the pair to the highest bidder as living weapons; Alpha Flight intervenes and decide to make Purple Girl the first member of the new Beta Flight. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Bill Mantlo |
| Pencils | Dave Ross |
| Inks | Whilce Portacio |
| Colors | Bob Sharen |
| Letters | Jim Novak |